Day 25 of 100

Day 25 of 100

Unfortunately time of the month has officially begun, so it's recumbent bike only exercises for the next few days. I just hope this one finishes quickly, it's giving me wicked cramps and back pain.

Sorry for another (semi) whiny post.

Exercise:

10 mins Recumbent Bike - 110 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 400 calories

Lunch - 385 calories

Snack - 100 calories

Dinner - 375 calories

Snack - 50 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1310

Day 24 of 100

Day 24 of 100

Well, I still have my migraine but at least I managed to get in my HHA routine today! The pain from my migraine started to lessen in the afternoon, so I took it as my final opportunity to get in any HHA routines for the week; as I'll be starting my time of the month either tomorrow or Friday.

Oh and we're supposed to get light flurries tonight!  Can't the snow wait just a few more weeks!? We still haven't given the lawn one last mow for the season and it really needs it.

Exercise:

25 mins HHA HBT - 142 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 400 calories

Lunch - 420 calories

Snack - 30 calories

Dinner - 355 calories

Snack - 60 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1265

Day 23 of 100

Day 23 of 100

So, I was lying in bed around 5:30 am this morning, as my Husband was getting ready for work, I was procrastinating about getting up. Suddenly it hit, as I lay there, I could here the rain on the roof. That's it! That's what has been causing my migraines these past few days, the crappy weather that's swept in to town.

Everything has felt so muffled and I have not been able to think clearly at all the last few days and it never dawned on me that this could be the problem. I've always been conscious of the fact that when bad weather rolls in, I'm bound to end up with a migraine at some point but with everything that's been going on at home and on my mind, I never took the time to figure it out.

Man, did I feel like an absolute do-do bird this morning. Face meet palm.

Unfortunately because we still have rain (and possibly snow) scheduled to continue until tomorrow morning, I didn't get any HHA routines in today. I think the bouncing from the exercises would have killed my pounding head.

Exercise:

10 mins Recumbent Bike - 110 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 400 calories

Lunch - 360 calories

Snack - 20 calories

Dinner - 350 calories

Snack - 50 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1180

Day 22 of 100

Day 22 of 100

I was really hoping to do my HHA routine today but it was a no go. I've had such a wicked migraine all day long and the stupid roofer who came by to give us his card for when we decide to redo our shingles didn't help when he rang our door bell about a thousand times.

Because once just isn't enough.

The Advil(s) I've taken just aren't making a dent, so I'm really hoping a good nights sleep will kick this migraine to the curb come morning. I really don't want to go through another day of this, it hurt just laying in bed this afternoon.

Sorry for the bitchy post. Can you tell I'm not in the best of moods?

Exercise:

30 mins Recumbent Bike - 340 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 425 calories

Snack - 45 calories

Lunch - 465 calories

Snack - 60 calories

Dinner - 465 calories

Snack - 40 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1500

Monday Weigh In:

Down 1 pound, bringing me to 150 pounds! So close to the 140's!!!

Day 21 of 100

Day 21 of 100

So, my calories were a little off today. I went back to bed after feeding and taking care of my cat's insulin this morning at 6:30 am because of a headache and didn't wake up until 11 am. So, breakfast was more like brunch and lunch was more like a mid afternoon snack.

Anyway. Weigh in tomorrow morning, fingers crossed it goes well.

Exercise:

10 mins Recumbent Bike - 110 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 400 calories

Lunch - 45 calories

Dinner - 415 calories

Snack - 100 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 960

Day 20 of 100

Day 20 of 100

I had a huge breakfast this morning! My Husband went to a goodbye lunch with some of the people who got let go recently and was unable to finish his meal, so he bagged it up and brought it home. Well, since we don't like food going to waste by letting the restaurant throw it out, or us, I offered to finish it for him for breakfast, since he wasn't interested in having it himself.

Holy moly, it was the biggest half Club Sandwich I've ever had in my life. (Half of this Club was basically the size of a full Club I'd get anywhere else.) Huge chunks of chicken and cheese, lots of mayo and but the bread was delicious! So, overall it was an all right meal but I fear now that I may have under estimated it's worth calorie wise and this may ruin my weigh in Monday morning.

I guess only time will tell.

Exercise:

45 mins Recumbent Bike - 525 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 1000 calories

Lunch - 50 calories

Dinner - 400 calories

Snack - 50 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1500

Day 19 of 100

Day 19 of 100

Am I a horrible person for day-dreaming of what my life could be like if I were living out West? The plan at this point is to be there no later than January 2010, preferably before but that will depend on how much money I can gather between now and then.

I just, I feel like I'm betraying my Husband by thinking this way. Which is silly in a way, I've been very clear that I'm going out there to be with my family and I'm not going to put it off anymore. My preference is that he comes with me, to which he's been firm with the answer that there's a 98% chance he won't be.

I feel so hurt and confused because I'm having a hard time dealing with the idea of carrying on with our relationship as if we don't see the end coming. Where as he has absolutely no problem with it.

I feel like pulling my hair out. Family or Husband. Stay or go. Either way I end up being heart broken. 98% of me is certain I'm going, I don't want to waste the last few years I possibly have left with my family but I just wish this situation could be so much easier. A lottery win would really come in handy. I could live near my family and come back to Montreal for a week out of every month to be with my Husband, since he's so insistent on staying here.

I hate the idea of ending my marriage over this but he's not exactly leaving me with much choice and he doesn't seem to be protesting it either. He says he doesn't want me to go out West and doesn't want me to leave him/us but he doesn't show any emotion when he tells me this. His lack of willingness to move out West with me, for a few years at best really isn't showing me the love either, since I said I'd be willing to move back to Montreal after they've passed.

I've spent the last 5 years here, for him, so he could stay near his family when I didn't want to live in Montreal in the first place but I did it anyways, for him. Am I really being too unreasonable to now ask for the same in return?

I don't know, maybe I'm just being selfish?

Exercise:

20 mins Recumbent Bike - 241 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 400 calories

Snack - 45 calories

Lunch - 300 calories

Snack - 95 calories

Dinner - 450 calories

Snack - 100 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1390

Day 18 of 100

Day 18 of 100

I have so much to say and nothing to say, all at the same time. So, I think I'm going to possibly save it for tomorrow because I am exhausted.

Exercise:

25 mins HHA HBT - 143 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 400 calories

Lunch - 400 calories

Dinner - 385 calories

Snack - 100 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1285

Day 17 of 100

Day 17 of 100

I plan on trying to do a HHA set tomorrow to see how my body reacts, maybe HBT this time. Hopefully it will go well, I really want to get back to doing these routines 5 days a week.

Sorry, for the short post but it's very late here, I've had a long day and I am exhausted!

Exercise:

20 mins Recumbent Bike - 240 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 400 calories

Lunch - 385 calories

Snack - 45 calories

Dinner - 400 calories

Snack - 50 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1280

Day 16 of 100

Day 16 of 100

Well, I unfortunately did not do my full HHA TBB routine this afternoon. I got about 10 minutes in when I felt a twinge and then a pull in my left side and then stopped immediately. I'm not about to risk another injury, especially now that I'm still in the early stages of my challenge. Safety comes first, so I popped on the bike and disregarded any calories I may have burned in those 10 minutes of my TBB. Probably wasn't anymore than 50 calories anyways, so no big deal.

Elections were today. Luckily, since we moved, we now only live half a block away from the community center where we are required to do our voting. It took us longer to walk there than it did to get in, vote and then get out. We were literally just in front of the "after work" crowd. I went up to our table, signed in with no one behind us, went to vote, came back out and plopped my ticket into the box, turned around and all of a sudden there were at least 15-20 in line at my table. Timing is everything!

Exercise:

30 mins Recumbent Bike - 350 calories

Meals:

Breakfast - 400 calories

Snack - 45 calories

Lunch - 650 calories

Snack - 25 calories

Dinner - 400 calories

Total Calorie Intake - 1520